Mallin Casual Furniture, a division of Minson Corp., has promoted Brenda Pereyda (who worked, side by side, with the late Merv Conn for more than 30 years), making her vice president of sales. Her strong knowledge of the industry, leadership, and dedication have proven her to be a very important part of the success and growth of Mallin.

Mallin has also named Jay Weber as its vice president of marketing. Jay has more than 37 years of experience in marketing and sales, with the past 28 years being spent in the seasonal outdoor industry. He has been with ScanCom…

Dancook, a new line of Scandinavian designed kettle barbecues and outdoor fire bowls, has just been introduced to North America (www.dancookusa. com). The line was first featured in the booth of Saber Grills, L.L.C., at HPBExpo in March 2013, and shipments are currently being distributed to retailers.

Denmark’s Dancook has been making outdoor cookware for 20 years; 2013 marks the company’s first foray into the North American market. Operating under the philosophy that innovation and great style do not have to come with a high price tag, Dancook makes products that not only are beautifully and simply designed (using…

RH Peterson recently announced several significant promotions of its senior management staff. These promotions reflect the substantial contributions of key members of the organization: Jerry Scott is now senior vice president; Mike Waller, vice president; Dominque Seim, senior managing director; Martin Yan, senior managing director; Ben Thorp, managing director; and Ramon Ramirez, senior manager.

Leslie Bortz, president of RH Peterson, says, “These dedicated, intelligent, and hard-working people have all made significant contributions to our company.” Adding that these individuals fully deserve their pro- motions, Bortz says, “We’re delighted to recognize their outstanding efforts in strengthening our organization.”

Alfresco Home (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), a designer and manufacturer of distinctive casual furniture, has signed a lease with Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., for a 2,200–square-foot showroom in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. The new showroom, located on the 16th floor (suite 16-120), features Alfresco Home’s cast- and extruded-aluminum, Everwoven™all-weather wicker, and wrought-iron marble mosaic collections.

Joseph Cilio, founder and CEO, says, “We are very pleased to join the extremely talented group of outdoor/casual-living vendors that are part of this excellent industry. We are most excited not only to provide convenient Chicago access to our current customers, but also to introduce Alfresco Home…

Groovystuff recently launched a dealer portal on its company website (www.groovystuff.com). The new portal will give dealers instant access to extensive product details and pricing, and dealers will receive exclusive discounting. The portal is also compliant with mobile Web browsers for instant smartphone access.

Through the portal, dealers will have access to more than 270 items: more than 150 new items and 119 proven repeat performers that form the foundation of the Groovystuff line. The items are all organized in 24 easy-to navigate categories for both indoor and garden applications. There are 120 items with dealer pricing of $99…

Sunset West (Vista, California) has partnered with the San Diego chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) for the Pacifica House Project 2013. As part of the Hospice of the North Coast, Pacifica House is a 4,466–square-foot residential inpatient facility that provides hospice services in a homelike atmosphere for terminally ill patients and their families. Sunset West has donated the furniture for the outdoor- living area of this six-bedroom house in Carlsbad, California.

Gerald Bouvia, emerging-professionals chair of the San Diego ASID chapter, says, “We appreciate Sunset West’s continued support of the ASID chapter locally. In the…

Firetainment, Inc., producer of high quality fire tables and supplier of fire-table cooking accessories, has announced that the company has expanded its network of sales representation throughout North America. Firetainment will be reaching retailers and dealers in the commercial outdoor markets by partnering with qualified sales representation.

Firetainment has appointed Pinnacle Sales Group, a 24-person sales/marketing team known for high-end product lines and customer service. It also has appointed three expert manufacturers’ representatives: Gary Freeland & Company; Home & Hearth, Inc.; and Kaeco L.L.C. All of the sales representation was chosen with industry experience and high quality customer service…

Jacuzzi has appointed Peter Munk to serve as president, global spa, as part of its continued strengthening of the Jacuzzi leadership structure. In this newly created role, Munk will focus his efforts on the growth of the spa business worldwide, to include sales and marketing, engineering and product development, and globaloperations strategy.

As Bob Rowan, Jacuzzi CEO, explains, “The appointment of a global leader of our spa business demonstrates our continued commitment to drive growth worldwide and reflects the global opportunity we envision for this strategic business. We are committed to our ongoing investments in product innovation and reliability—and…